How would a normal Chinese father feel when he suddenly sees his illegitimate son who was born more than ten years ago suddenly burst into his field of vision, and he is a highly talented mathematical star who is praised as a young genius by the boss?
First of all, it's probably all about pride...
Feng Yu was the same, but it only lasted for a second...and then panic!
Yes, panic!
Feng Yu really didn't expect that the woman actually gave birth to the child and raised it to such a big age. This made him instinctively feel the danger, and then... panicked! His life is very happy now, and he has a child.
Loves his wife and two adorable children.
The most important thing is that his father-in-law is Mikael Eisen, a well-known American quantum physicist and academician of the Academy of Sciences. His father-in-law’s father is even more powerful, Lucas Eisen, a Fields Medal winner.
Top experts in algebraic geometry and commutative algebra.
One of the most influential figures in the world of mathematics who is still alive
He was able to work at Berkeley, enter Dennis's research group, and frequently participate in various high-end academic conferences. In addition to his own strength, what was more important was the recommendation and guarantee of Lucas Eisen.
This is why even after giving birth to two children, his wife Irene's figure has gradually begun to lose shape, but he still loves his wife very much.
He is able to live a prosperous life in this country and achieve his current achievements largely because of the help from his father-in-law's family. Now Qiao Yu's appearance means a change.
Feng Yu doesn't like this kind of change, especially since he is in a critical period of career advancement.
The geometric Langlands conjecture he participated in has been proven. If nothing unexpected happens, as one of the main members of the team, he has a high probability of being nominated for the Fields Medal. Of course, he will definitely be a co-runner this time.
Lucas Eisen has already talked to him. This time, he will run with him first, get familiar with each other, and give a 45-minute report at next year’s World Congress of Mathematicians, and then produce some results in the next four years. This way
It will be a matter of course for me to win the Fields Medal at the next World Congress of Mathematicians.
Yes, as long as Lucas Eisen lives for six years, he will most likely win the award.
Because many of the next jury members will be Lucas Eisen’s friends and students.
It’s not that Feng Yu himself has done nothing. He is active in various mathematics conferences and is particularly friendly to Chinese mathematicians and Chinese students. He hopes that in addition to the help from his husband’s family, he will also receive strong support from the Chinese mathematics community.
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After all, if successful, he will be the third Chinese-born Fields Medal winner in Chinese history. Chinese people will also be honored, and they are his natural best target. Therefore, his relationship with Yuan Zhengxin is handled well.
good.
At this time, Qiao Yu suddenly popped up and made him panic.
If he, an illegitimate son, is really so talented in mathematics, he must come to the United States to study. After all, this is the paradise of real mathematicians. As for China.
No kidding, has China produced a Fields Medal in so many years?
There are only two of them. Which one has no experience of studying in the United States? Which one did not study in the United States? When this idea popped into his mind, Feng Yu’s first thought was that he would never review this paper. At least until he got the Phil Before receiving this award, you must not have anything to do with Qiao Yu.
After having this idea, Feng Yu was suddenly shocked. Why was it such a coincidence? He happened to be the reviewer? Could someone be testing him?
This is not impossible.
Although he is usually very popular with everyone, and everyone thinks he is a gentle and capable professor, Feng Yu feels that since his name appeared on the list of candidates for the Fields Medal, potential enemies It has already appeared.
He looked carefully at the photos on the website, and they really looked like his face when he was young. So is this a competitor trying to test him? Well, whether it is or not, he must stay away from this paper immediately.
Although he had already made up his mind, Feng Yu did not call Dennis back immediately, but concentrated on reading the paper. It must be said that Feng Yu's level is still good, at least the aesthetics of the review are online.
He still had a very high opinion of this paper and could not even find any mistakes. The only pity was that Qiao Yu appeared a little early.
If he had been successful for six years, even if the scandal of his illegitimate child had been exposed, it would not have been that important. But at this critical moment, it was absolutely not possible! Fortunately, Huang Tian paid off and finally found a citation problem. .
In fact, this is not a problem.
In the process of proving an important lemma, the paper quotes the conclusion of Robert Greene in a 2017 paper.
This is a normal thing, but Feng Zi of UBW remembers that Robert's paper was controversial, and this part of the content happened to be similar to that of the paper first published by Professor Filsman of Harvard University. Similar, and there are some disputes.
Although citations in papers are a very subjective matter for the author, maybe some articles can be made on this topic?
After Feng Yu thought about it carefully, he felt that he still didn't need to be so obvious. What he needed now was to get rid of this possible pot. At most, he could only provide some suggestions. So when his attention shifted from the paper, Feng Yu realized that it was already Four o'clock in the afternoon.
Unknowingly, he had been reading the paper for five hours. He didn't even eat the lunch he brought, and he didn't feel hungry.
But after reading it, he still didn't feel hungry. After thinking about the words in his mind, Feng Yu picked up the phone and called Dennis back.
After a few simple greetings, Feng Yu said directly: "I'm sorry, Dennis, I suddenly thought that I will be very busy recently. Considering that Professor Dugan invited you to review this paper, I think this paper may be Change the reviewer."
"Oh? Frank, is it because you are not interested in this paper?"
"You can't say that. As I said, on the one hand, I am very busy, and on the other hand, I am not very good at problems such as algebraic curves and rational points. Out of a responsible attitude towards the paper, I think there may be a more suitable professor, such as
Professor Fiersman, I think he must be very interested in papers like this that can solve specific problems."
"Okay, I'll think about it." "Sorry, Dennis."
"It's nothing, we all have our own things to do."
Dennis Gates, sitting in front of the computer at Harvard University, shook his head.
He briefly read the paper, especially the final supercomputer verification report. To be honest, this kind of heavyweight paper is actually relatively easy to review. As long as it proves part of the logical derivation process and there are no obvious errors, it can basically pass.
Even if a special curve that does not conform to the formula does appear in the future, it cannot be said that the conclusion of this paper is wrong. Although mathematics requires absolute accuracy, if this happens, what mathematicians have to do next is to study this
The reason why the formula is no longer accurate due to special curves will not easily deny the error of the original formula.
After all, being able to predict the upper bound result of a known curve is completely correct, which is enough to prove the value of this formula. At least in the field of engineering and application, a certain amount of error is allowed.
You must know that the LMFDB database alone has more than three million elliptic curve records.
In addition, the editor-in-chief of the Annals of Mathematics personally invited the reviewers for this paper. His choice of Professor Frank was also a matter of favor - everyone knows that Frank is very friendly to Chinese students.
Who knew that this professor actually refused to review the manuscript.
Well, Dennis Gates turned his attention back to the computer screen. On the screen was a half-edited letter.
This letter happens to be written to another Chinese member of the team and his student - Pan Jingyuan, a young professor at the Yuan Zhengxin Mathematics Research Center of Huaqing University. The letter mainly discusses some discussions in the mathematics community about their newly published papers.
This is a normal and necessary communication in the team.
The proof of the geometric Langlands conjecture is an extremely important achievement in the world of mathematics. This conclusion consists of five papers, totaling more than 800 pages. It is normal that it will trigger various discussions.
Naturally, after the serious chat, at the end of the email, Dennis Gates complained a few words.
"...I still remember that the paper I originally planned to ask you to review for me was the genius boy you called me. You refused to review the paper because you wanted to avoid suspicion. Unexpectedly, Frank also refused. He gave
The reason is that it is not suitable for review. Oh my God, do I have to review this paper?"
The letter was completed and he clicked send. Then Dennis picked up the paper and began to seriously consider it. He might as well work harder and finish reviewing the paper in two days. He was not the kind of professor with a weird temper, and he would not be willing to do this kind of work.
An inexplicable incident offended the editor-in-chief of a top journal
Not to mention that he was an old man with a really weird temper...
The connection of fate is always so clever.
In early March, Yuan Zhengxin presided over the mathematics conference of the research center. After the meeting, he and Pan Jingyuan came together. "How are your results?" Yuan Zhengxin asked with concern.
The geometric Langlands conjecture is an extremely important conjecture in the mathematics world. If the final result is correct, it will definitely be excellent news for the Huaqing Mathematical Science Center. As the organizer of the science center, Yuan Zhengxin is naturally very concerned about it.
Although most of these results were completed by Pan Jingyuan while he was abroad, he has been a member of the Yuan Zhengxin Center for Mathematical Sciences at Huaqing University since the year before last year. "The discussion is still very intense and there are a lot of arguments," Pan Jingyuan answered.
"It's good to have a debate. This just shows that this issue is very important. For geometry, if you are right, it means that a series of new mathematical methods and tools have been developed in many frontier directions of mathematics, which is a good thing." Yuan Zhengxin nodded and said.
"I know that Professor Dennis is also busy holding a report meeting to explain the ideas of some key parts of the paper. But verification may take a long time." Pan Jingyuan responded with a smile.
"This is normal. The geometric Langlands conjecture is one of the most important conjectures. Not to mention that the paper is more than 800 pages long. It will be great to be able to draw a conclusion before the World Congress of Mathematicians next year, so put your mind at ease." Yuan Zhengxin gave words of encouragement.
Pan Jingyuan nodded, thinking of the old man's importance to Qiao Yu, and said casually: "By the way, Professor Dennis originally planned to have Professor Feng from Berkeley be the reviewer for Qiao Yu's paper. I don't know why Professor Feng originally planned to review it. Those who agreed, then rejected it after reading the paper. Professor Dennis may personally review it."
When Dennis asked him to be a reviewer, he specifically asked Yuan Zhengxin what he meant. Pan Jingyuan himself was not very resistant to being a reviewer for Qiao Yu's paper.
But Yuan Zhengxin has thought more carefully. Since Pan Jingyuan works at the Science Center, if his relationship with Qiao Yu is exposed in the future, he is afraid that it will affect Qiao Yu's reputation. Of course, this refers to the reputation among ordinary people. After all, it is the reputation of Qiao Yu. Mathematicians from the Erba Classics are all aware of the gold content of Qiao Yu's paper.
But many times, when people want to smear someone, they don't care about the facts, and they don't even ask real experts for advice. Even if they do, they will find ways to quote things out of context.
This is human nature...
Even if you do a million things that are in the interest of the vast majority of people, if you make a small mistake, as long as it is infinitely magnified, it will turn from a small flaw into a sin that cannot be avoided in life.
Not to mention that Yuan Zhengxin is very confident in Qiao Yu's paper and does not need anyone around him to be a reviewer. He believes that Qiao Yu's paper will definitely pass the review. There are not many papers published in the "Annals of Mathematics" every year, and the editor-in-chief can personally review it. There are even fewer papers for which he serves as editor.
It is enough to show that the quality of Qiao Yu's paper is also recognized by foreign colleagues, so when it is time to avoid suspicion, you must avoid suspicion. Especially when Tian Yanzhen has published Qiao Yu's paper on ArXiv in advance and can only conduct a single-blind review. You need to pay more attention.
The old man is serious about protecting Qiao Yu in every detail, even if Qiao Yu doesn't know about these things. But many times the elders do things for the younger ones, and the younger ones don't need to know about them.
When we talked about Qiao Yu, the old man naturally became interested again. "Oh? Professor Feng from Berkeley?"
"That's Professor Frank in the team. We call him Frank abroad, but in China we still call him by his surname." Pan Jingyuan explained. "Oh." Yuan Zhengxin nodded and said nothing more.
He knew this person, and he had a little disdain for him before. Yuan Zhengxin actually couldn't stand many people who like to run businesses. In the eyes of the elderly, this Berkeley professor was the kind of person who had bad luck.
I may have some ability, but not much. Many of the things I have been able to use were made with the help of big bosses after I went to Berkeley.
However, Professor Frank's reputation among Chinese professors and international students has been pretty good over the years, which has somewhat changed his perception of this unlucky guy.
It just makes Yuan Zhengxin a little confused. Doesn't Professor Feng take good care of Chinese students? Why did he refuse to serve as a reviewer for Qiao Yu's paper?
If you really care about Chinese students, if you read Qiao Yu's paper carefully, shouldn't you just go with the flow and give it a pass? Why did you reject it after reading it?
Could it be that you think there are big holes in the paper and it’s not convenient to talk about it?
So Yuan Zhengxin asked: "Have you read Qiao Yu's paper?"
Although Pan Jingyuan declined to serve as a reviewer, the papers on ArXiv are public and anyone can download them if they are willing.
"Well, I spent two nights reading it. It's a very good paper. This is not a compliment. After this paper was published, everyone found out that the author was only sixteen years old. Probably many people couldn't believe it.
After Pan Jingyuan finished speaking seriously, he sighed: "I envy Qiao Yu. At the age of sixteen, I didn't even know how to write a paper. He is already qualified to publish articles on Ann.Math, and he doesn't need any help from you.
, at least he has secured his status as an outstanding youngster."
Hearing this, Yuan Zhengxin smiled and said, "Thirty years ago, he was qualified as an academician. Now that you have read his paper, have you found any obvious logical loopholes?"
Pan Jingyuan shook his head and said with certainty: "Definitely not! Forget about other directions, I still have some experience in the field of algebraic geometry. Although I didn't look at it very carefully due to time constraints, I don't understand the obvious logical loopholes.
You may not be able to find it."
Yuan Zhengxin nodded, relieved.
It's not that Yuan Zhengxin doesn't believe in his own judgment, it's just that he is confused if he cares. Moreover, he has not studied Schulz's theory in depth.
But Pan Jingyuan is different. To do the geometric Langlands conjecture, Schultz's theory and the tools and methods used in it are almost impossible to get around. It's just a matter of agreeing first and then rejecting the operation...
Forget it, it's just a small matter. Maybe he has something to do suddenly. But it concerns Qiao Yu, so the old man still keeps it in his heart.
At the same time, Yanbei University.
Qiao Yuzheng stood obediently in Tian Yanzhen's office - being scolded.
"Ha... So you took Chen Zhuoyang's graduation thesis to Mr. Yuan to read, and then came back with this news? Qiao Yu, are you seeing that I'm in a good mood lately, and are you thinking of ways to add some trouble to me?"
Qiao Yu lowered his head and remained silent.
I'm afraid I'm not very afraid, but I have to show my attitude of admitting my mistakes.
"Speak! Aren't you usually very talkative?" Tian Yanzhen was furious when he saw Qiao Yu like that. "Well... Director Tian, ​​do you really want to hear my quibbles?"
Seeing Qiao Yu cautiously say such a sentence, Tian Yan was really angry... Before he could hold it back, he really laughed, so he quickly picked up the tea cup and covered his face. Control. After calming down, he put down the tea cup and said majestically again: "You also know that this is quibble? Okay, let's start quibble!"
"Hey, I am actually thinking about our sect. Senior Brother Chen is indeed a bit good, but no matter how good he is, he is still your student, right? It's okay if Senior Brother Chen's level is very poor, but Senior Brother's basic skills are solid.
If you can’t engage in scientific research, teaching and educating people is always okay, right? Besides, Senior Brother Chen is so honest. An honest person teaches diligently. Besides, good universities now need more than just scientific research talents. Good teaching can also help you gain face, right? Bar?
With your face, he can still gain a foothold even if he has no major achievements in scientific research. Without too much scientific research pressure, he can quickly develop his talent in the areas he is good at, and in a few years he will bring out a group of outstanding students, which will be praised by everyone. !
Just like I can publish articles on Ann.Math at a young age, isn’t that because you are good at teaching people? In the future, I will inherit your mantle in scientific research, and Senior Brother Chen will inherit your mantle in the education world. The two swords are combined. Is that okay?"
After giving it to Qiao Yu, he immediately started talking loudly. He probably had these words running through his mind many times. He spoke so fluently that Tian Yan really couldn't get a word in. It was quibble, but it made sense. According to reports, even the rhetoric of "two swords joining forces" came out, and Tian Yanzhen didn't know where to refute it for a while.
He could only sneer and say: "Oh, honest man? Can an honest man come up with such a method?"
"Hey, to tell you the truth, this idea came from me and Senior Brother Chen. Senior Brother Chen is a really honest person. I am the one who is not honest enough. Hey..." Qiao Yu generously took all the responsibilities. On oneself.
Just like when Ma Yufei stopped him in Xingtie No. 1 Middle School and asked him to help him tell a lie, he chose to help the other party fill the loopholes. Since he decided to be a good person for once, he must do it to the end.
Helping someone half is a form of enmity.
Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu again and didn't bother to train him anymore. Well, actually he wasn't that angry anymore.
And Qiao Yu's sophistry really convinced him. After a few years, he could see that Chen Zhuoyang was still very down-to-earth. At least the things he was responsible for were arranged in an orderly and meticulous manner every time.
If you're just doing teaching, it's really not bad.
The only problem is that most of the good universities now have scientific research tasks. It is too difficult to get ahead by teaching alone. Unlike students, Tian Yanzhen has more to consider.
He is already 67 this year. It is unknown how long he can continue to work. He hastily recommended Chen Zhuoyang to a certain school. It is okay to say that he is still in office, but if he retires, it is difficult to say that he, a student, can adapt to that kind of competition.
Since ancient times, people have taken tea as a cold drink.
As for the disciple's support - there is a backbone who also said that if there is no backbone, who knows what will happen in the future? But seeing Qiao Yu holding his neck and quibbling, Tian Yanzhen laughed again.
"Okay, I accept your sophistry. But since you took the initiative to cause this matter, you will have to take responsibility in the future. Whether Chen Zhuoyang can not be troubled by scientific research and make achievements in his teaching position is not only my responsibility. You have a responsibility too.
I am already sixty-seven, and I am not sure when I will retire. Your grandpa is also seventy-six years old this year. It is best for you to wait until we both retire and have grown up to be able to speak with weight. This is very challenging. Sex, can you take responsibility?
Qiao Yu immediately puffed up his chest and said, "No, your master can still work for at least twenty years! Twenty years is not enough to grow up? You underestimate me! Tian Yanzhen glared at Qiao Yu noncommittally and asked Said: "IMO the first phase of special training will start soon, right?"
Qiao Yu nodded and said, "Well, the notice has been sent out and we will officially enter the camp the day after tomorrow.
Tian Yanzhen said: "Okay, you go to Huaqing and tell Mr. Yuan that he won't have to worry about my student's affairs. I will arrange it." Qiao Yu immediately replied: "Okay, Director Tian, ​​I promise Mission accomplished!"
Tian Yanzhen waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go. Remember to return to the normal learning rhythm after the special training. Don't relax too much during the special training."
After sneaking out of Tian Yanzhen's office, Qiao Yu thought about how to tell Mr. Yuan about this.
Grandpa Shi’s original intention was for Chen Zhuoyang to confess the matter to Tian Yanzhen himself. The kind-hearted Qiao Yue did it for him. He was afraid that if he went to report to Grandpa Shi in person, he would be punished again. And the day after tomorrow is the day after tomorrow for the IMO2025 first phase training camp. The days are from March 4th to March 12th, a total of nine days.
Qiao Yu plans to take a good rest these days. In his free time, he can take his two younger brothers to visit the campus and relax. At this time, it is not worth receiving a lesson from Grandpa Shi.
Of course, he could also hide it and say that Chen Zhuoyang went to find the tutor himself. But Qiao Yu felt that there was no need to lie about such a trivial matter. The tutor had already spoken to Grandpa Shi on the phone, and they might talk to each other when they met. sentence.
What should I do if I accidentally talk about this matter? These days, everyone likes to reconcile accounts for nothing... So Qiao Yu decided to just call Grandpa Shi and report it.
After leaving Tian Yanzhen's building, Qiao Yu took out his mobile phone and dialed Mr. Yuan's number. Sure enough, he was scolded by Mr. Yuan again, and Qiao Yu just accepted it obediently. He had no choice but to let him deal with it. Are honest people soft?
I always feel that Senior Brother Chen is a bit similar to Teacher Lan, hey...
"By the way, remember what I told you about the geometric Langlands conjecture proof team last time, right?" "Remember, grandpa, how could I forget what you said."
"For your paper, Ann.Math plans to invite Professor Dennis from Harvard University, one of the leaders of this project team, to be a reviewer. However, because Professor Dennis has just released the paper recently, he has no time and wants to hand it over to two Chinese people in the team.
The professor does the review work.
First, he went to Professor Pan from Huaqing University, but I had some concerns, so I asked Professor Pan to refuse. Then he went to Professor Frank from Berkeley, but he was also rejected. You will not have any experience with this Professor Frank.
What kind of contradiction is it?"
Qiao Yu wanted to complain, what about the promised single-blind review? He almost knew it, but he still held it back, after all, he was the beneficiary. He just said aggrievedly: "How is that possible? I never make enemies with others.
Yes. No, didn’t you mean two Chinese professors? Why did Professor Frank pop up?”
"He changed his name in the United States and published his papers under his English name. Anyway, as long as you didn't offend him, he is still a very skillful professor in the field of mathematics. We can try to build a good relationship with him in the future."
"Oh, okay, Grandpa." Qiao Yu agreed and suddenly asked: "Then what was Professor Frank's name when he was in China?" "Why do you care about this?" The old man muttered, but still
Answered the question: "I remember his name was Feng Yu."
"Feng?" Qiao Yu, who was very sensitive to the surname Feng, asked subconsciously: "Grandpa, did this Professor Feng study in Massachusetts before? How old is he this year?" "What? Do you know him?"
"
Qiao Yu immediately replied: "I don't know. I seem to have read a paper by Professor Frank before, but I remember that the organization is from MIT."
"The surnames of Westerners are relatively monotonous, and there are many people with the same surname like China. However, he does seem to have studied at MIT. And he is a very young mathematics professor, only in his thirties this year."
"Ha..." smiled and then said immediately: "That may be my mistake, Grandpa, I remember that the professor who wrote that paper is over fifty. By the way, Grandpa, can you give me the contact information of Professor Pan?
Give it to me?"
"Why do you want his contact information again?"
"It's like this. Professor Pan can do the geometric Langlands conjecture, so he must be very proficient in Schulz's theory. I just have some questions I want to ask." "Oh, okay, I will put his mobile phone number on WeChat later.
Upvoted to you."
"Thank you, grandpa."
After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yu touched his chin and suddenly felt that this matter had become interesting.
The person he couldn't find appeared suddenly? What a coincidence in this world? Now the enemy is in danger... No, Qiao Yu immediately thought that he added Qiao Xi's name to the paper...
That means even if the enemy knows it, he also knows it!
Yes, for Qiao Yu, if the man named Feng is really the person he imagined, he is an enemy in the absolute sense.
The reason is also very simple. When that family left, the more than 3,000 yuan left behind was obviously not for Qiao Xi to raise him, but for Qiao Xi to abort him.
If his mother hadn't been kind enough, he would have died sixteen years ago.
In other words, in Qiao Yu's opinion, this family has attempted murder, and there is a life-and-death feud between the two parties. What does it mean to be a man?
In my grandfather’s words, a man should repay kindness with kindness and repay hatred with hatred. Guys who shout to be peace-loving even if their fists are stuck in your face are idiots. Qiao Yu remembers that he asked his grandfather at that time, if he hit you But what to do?
Grandpa’s answer was categorical: “We, the common people, are still thinking about this? If we can’t fight, we have to do it! Otherwise, if we are bullied the first time, we will be bullied a second time, a third time, and countless times! The worst is to perish together!”
Looking back now, I realize that the old guys of that generation had their own bloody character marked by their times.
Grandpa left early, but he always remembered what he said.
As a result, Qiao Yu's pace quickened a bit.
He hoped that enough information could be found on the omnipotent Internet so that he could understand the life of Professor Frank. As for the academic content, he would definitely be able to find it easily. Qiao Yu was still very confident in the article retrieval system of Yanbei University.
Mr. Yuan commented that Frank is a very skillful mathematics professor of Chinese origin, which shows that this guy is still very ambitious in academic aspects, which is good. In modern society, taking people's lives is a serious crime in any country. It is a crime to do it randomly. Of course it is bad.
But there are many ways to take revenge on a person, such as taking away the thing he cherishes most. Let him die without getting it. For example, he can first try to destroy the precious academic career of a promising mathematics professor.
Yes... In just a few minutes, Qiao Yu's little head had already worked out a lot of little thoughts. Just walking a few steps made his whole body full of fighting spirit!
Now he couldn't care about that much. Qiao Yu felt that he had to touch that person first, and then make the person opposite him feel a little confused. Who is the real father between the two? When he returned to the room, he happened to meet Senior Brother Chen. .
Well, there have been a lot of coincidences like this recently. Senior Brother Chen has become elusive and you can always meet him at the critical moment.
This time, before Chen Zhuoyang could ask, Qiao Yu took the lead and said cheerfully: "Senior Brother Chen, your matter is settled! Director Tian has agreed that he will help you find a good place to go after you graduate!"
"Really?!" Chen Zhuoyang was overjoyed.
Qiao Yu raised his finger and pointed at himself, and said aggrievedly: "You are happy, do you know how much training I received today? I advise you not to go to Director Tian today, and apply with your essay tomorrow Graduate, otherwise you will have to be punished!"
Chen Zhuoyang wanted to suppress the smile on his face, but he couldn't help it. This good news made him unable to control the expression on his face at all. It can only be said that not only is the IQ of an honest person a little lower than that of a genius, but his acting skills are also a lot lower.
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"Thank you for your hard work, little junior brother! Senior brother, there is not much else to say. If there is any need for senior brother in the future, senior brother will never give up!"
After hearing this, Qiao Yu nodded and suddenly said: "There is really something that I need to trouble my senior brother. I want you to help me inquire about someone, but for the time being, I must not let anyone know that it was me who inquired. Is there any problem?
"
Chen Zhuoyang nodded without hesitation: "That's certainly no problem, junior brother. But who do you want to inquire about?"
Qiao Yu lowered his voice and said: "There is a professor at Berkeley named Professor Frank. His previous Chinese name seemed to be Feng Yu. Anyway, I want to know any information about him."
"Huh? I seem to have some impression of the professor you mentioned. If it is the same person, it would be easy to find out the information. He has a good reputation in the circle of Chinese mathematics students studying abroad. They say he has no pretensions and is approachable. Could it be that he
Offended you?"
Chen Zhuoyang asked in surprise.
Qiao Yu ignored his senior brother's question, but looked curious and asked, "Senior brother, have you heard of this professor who cares about China? Has Professor Frank ever been to Yanbei?"
Chen Zhuoyang shook his head and said: "That's not true. Aren't I in charge of academic conferences in the research center? We hold a lot of conferences and lectures, and I usually come into contact with a lot of international students, and our Yanbei University is already
We go out and communicate more frequently.
There are only so many good professors in the Chinese mathematics community from prestigious foreign universities, such as the two Professors Zhang from Princeton and Harvard, Professor Tao from the University of California, a few from Yanbei University, and this Professor Frank.
When students go out for exchanges, they often compare these professors. Anyway, everyone's evaluations of this professor are pretty good. He belongs to the category of a humble gentleman."
Qiao Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Then it seems I've entrusted the right person! I'll leave this matter to Senior Brother Chen. By the way, you can be more focused when asking. For example, Professor Frank is so powerful, and
A modest gentleman, wouldn't he be admired by some female international students?
"Ah?" Chen Zhuoyang was stunned.
Qiao Yu patted Chen Zhuoyang's shoulder and said seriously: "Brother Chen, we are our own people, right?" "That's for sure."
"Then don't ask me why! Just help me find out. In short, this matter is very important to me. And, I must not let anyone know for the time being." "Huh..." Chen Zhuoyang took a deep breath.
, looking into Qiao Yu's eyes, he didn't ask any more questions, but seriously promised: "Okay! I promise!"
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After sending Brother Chen away, Qiao Yu returned to his room and began to search for information about Professor Frank on the external Internet through the omnipotent Google. In order to facilitate academic research, the research center provided a dedicated VPN, which made using Google easier.
Very convenient.
Fortunately, Qiao Yu was searching for the life of a mathematics professor, so there would be no misunderstanding.
The almighty Google is very powerful, and Qiao Yu soon saw the graduation photo shared by Professor Frank on Instagram when he was studying at MIT in his twenties. He was wearing a bachelor's uniform, looking youthful and wild. Yes, it was wild. , it’s not that I used the wrong word, it’s mainly that the word romantic has a positive meaning and Qiao Yu doesn’t want to use it.
But don't say it, don't say it. What Qiao Xi said is absolutely correct. When he saw it, he could recognize the right person at a glance! So you can't judge a book by its appearance... Who dares to believe that such a handsome and handsome appearance is behind the scenes? How can one hide a black heart?
Most mathematicians' hearts are a little dusty and dirty at most. But Qiao Yu felt that this mathematics professor's heart was probably full of rancid smell. To put it simply, his heart was broken.
While searching for information on Google, Yuan Zhengxin had already sent Professor Pan’s number. Qiao Yu immediately added Professor Pan as a WeChat friend and started chatting happily.
Naturally, it starts with asking questions.
As for math problems, Qiao Yu can ask a bunch of quality questions at will. After all, a math genius not only knows how to learn, but also knows what kind of questions are valuable and worth asking, and the professor also likes to answer them.
Don't underestimate this ability.
Questions raised at the mathematical level can often truly reflect the level of mathematicians. For example, those familiar mathematical conjectures are all raised by truly high-end math players.
I asked questions humbly, studied hard, and had a good relationship with my grandfather, and took advantage of his age to express some curiosity about the scientific research work of the mathematics team. For example, how do so many people study the same problem? How to communicate?
Soon, the two became familiar with each other.
In the process of humbly asking for advice, Qiao Yu found out many messy things.
The most valuable piece of information is that this wife’s father is a well-known physicist, and her grandfather is a Fields Medal winner and an academician of the National Academy of Sciences, and that grandfather is also active in the forefront of mathematics.
I just don't know if this old gentleman's heart is good or not, and whether he will be angry with this incompetent grandson-in-law in the future. But it doesn't matter, he is not his wife's grandfather anyway.
And Qiao Yu feels that he is really gentle. The other person wanted his physical life more than ten years ago, but now he just wants the other person's academic life. Really, Qiao Yu feels that compared to his grandfather, he is simply a Great good man!
Knowing how hard it was to learn about Professor Frank's life on the Internet and WeChat at the same time, Qiao Yu also downloaded all the professor's public papers from the beginning of his Ph.D. to the present, without missing a single one.
He even went to ArXiv specifically and downloaded all five papers that proved the geometric Langlands conjecture. He had to spend time reading these papers carefully.
If there is a problem, look for it. If there is no problem, of course you must find a way to find the problem.
After all, for a professor who has longed for the Fields Medal, it would be somewhat unjustifiable if all the articles were flooded with coverage. It is natural to be questioned. Qiao Yu always believes that no matter how good a person's reputation is, he still has potential enemies. of.
It's just that many people are concerned about their status and don't dare to come forward, but if someone really starts the conversation, someone will naturally follow quickly. Especially this kind of mathematician who has academic power behind him and wants to compete for the Fields Medal.
The more high-end the award, the more intense the competition, right? They are all gangsters, who can be kinder than whom?
By the way, Qiao Yu also searched for the mathematics team of Professor Frank's wife's grandfather, and downloaded all the papers of all the professors in the team. The legendary academic power, maybe he can really make his own professors The fruits of this are taken away from cultivating a grandson-in-law.
Therefore, professors with similar research directions to Professor Frank are all Qiao Yu's current focus.
The person in charge of the Yanbei International Mathematics Center is his own teacher, a mathematics team led by a Fields Medalist. Most of the professors in it should be somewhat famous. It is normal to be invited to the capital to give a lecture, right?
Maybe there will be an unexpected surprise then?
In short, Qiao Yu, who is already very motivated at this time, has made full preparations and has many ideas in his mind, but it may take some time to realize them all. But Qiao Yu doesn't care, he is only sixteen years old, and his future is so long that he can't even see it. Not to the end.
But it's different on the opposite side. A thirty-four-year-old old man only has six years left to win the Fields Medal, and only two World Congresses of Mathematicians. At least Qiao Yu really feels that, at present, the advantage is In me!
The first step is to become the father of the opposite party, the second step is to give him a few slaps and let him try the frustration of being a son; the third step is to drive him out of the house directly to experience the dangers of society; the fourth step is to , inform the society that I don’t want this son anymore, so that they can be more sinister towards this disobedient child.
Chapter completed!